Supreme Court Takes Notice of PIA Employees With Fake Educational Documents

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1200 PIA employees with bogus educational documents have been identified, so far. Senate Standing Committee on Aviation is seeking action against individuals who hired these employees.

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Senate body against firing staff with fake degrees

By APP Published: January 3, 2019

ISLAMABAD:
The Senate Standing Committee on Aviation has opposed the termination of services of those employees of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) who hold fake degrees.

The committee headed by Senator Mushahidullah Khan was apprised by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that verification of educational credentials of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL) employees was an ongoing process, under which it is currently dealing with 1,200 cases of fake certificates and degrees.

PIACL COO Ejaz Mazhar informed the panel that 402 such employees have been terminated while 35 cases are under process of disciplinary proceedings, whereas 263 employees have approached courts for stay order and more suspicious degrees are being verified.

CAA Director General Hassan Baig also told the committee that the authority had suspended licences of pilots and cabin crew members having fake academic credentials, while directives had also been issued to suspend the licences of all pilots and cabin crew members who had not yet submitted their degrees and certificates.

The panel was also informed that 90 per cent work regarding action against fake degrees had been completed after the Supreme Court took notice of the issue.

Committee Chairperson Mushahidullah Khan said the issue of fake degrees is serious and rather than depriving people of their jobs, their salaries should be reduced.

No one should be rendered unemployed for having a fake degree, he said, adding that those deprived of their jobs would lose their livelihood. He further said the top court had ordered action against those holding fake degrees but not of depriving them of employment.

“Why action is not being taken against those who hired them,” asked Khan, to which PIA authorities told the committee that almost all of them had retired. The chairman asked for action to be taken against them even if they had retired.

Likewise, the committee recommended criminal proceedings against those responsible for verification of the degrees at the time of appointment who did not verify credentials of the newly inducted employees.

It was also disclosed during the meeting that seven employees were hired on verbal orders and an office had been provided to them at the airport. Expressing concern on the issue, the committee said justification for giving employment to these persons should be provided along with their job descriptions.

PIA authorities further told the committee salaries of these seven persons are paid by the defence ministry and they are there for supporting the PIA staff. The Senate committee was unsatisfied by the answer and summoned the PIA chairman.

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According to news sources:

PIA has restored licences of thirty-five aircraft crew after they submitted their educational documents for verification. Their licences were suspended on December 29 because they had not submitted their educational documents for verification.

The aircraft crew with restored licences include fifteen pilots, ten air hostesses and ten flight stewards.

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Civil Aviation Authority restores licences of 15 pilots

January 06, 2019


The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has restored the licences of 15 pilots a day after suspending them.

According to a notification of the Authority, the pilots have been allowed to fly aircraft now.

Their licences were suspended after they failed to submit their educational certificates.

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What is the minimum qualification for a commercial pilot license in Pakistan? In India, it is High School certificate with Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
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^ Details in March 4, 2018, advertisement for hiring PIA Cadet Pilots.

Cadet Pilot

Qualification:
  • Intermediate (2nd division/'B' grade/A level from a recognized institute.
Professional Qualification:
  • Valid Pakistani Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with Instrument Rating (IR) or certificate from the Director General (DG) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that CPL/IR are under issue.
Maximum Age:
  • 35 years as on last date of advertisement.
Selection Procedure:
  • Eligible candidates will undergo a written test from Pakistan CAA approved syllabus of CPL/IR. Results of written test will be declared only in terms of pass or fail and marks will not be declared or demanded.
  • Successful candidates in the written test will be called for interview.
  • Successful candidates will be called for psychiatric/medical evaluation by a medical board.
  • Candidates declared fit by medical board will undergo a flight check (expense to be borne by candidate).
  • Only successful candidates will be informed accordingly.
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Three more PIA pilots have been sacked for submitting fake educational documents. The three pilots after retirement were hired on contract by the airline.

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Supreme Court wrapped up the proceedings of aircraft crew educational certificates verification process case. The court was informed that verification process revealed fake documents of sixteen pilots and sixty-five cabin crew and their licences have been suspended. Educational documents of six aircraft crew remain to be verified because they are out of country. The verification process of all other aircraft crew of all Pakistani airlines has been completed, the court was informed.

The Supreme Court remarked that it should be ensured that licences of aircraft crew are suspended on accurate information/record about their educational documents. The court does not want to make aircraft crew jobless.

A pilot present in the court complained that despite having genuine educational certificate/degree his licence has been suspended. Pakistan CAA lawyer informed the court that aircraft crew with suspended licences have the right to appeal.

CAA only suspends licence of aircraft crew. Sacking aircraft crew with suspended licences depends on decision by the airline, the court was informed.

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Today, the National Assembly was informed that:

Educational documents of 700 PIA employees were found bogus/fake. 402 such employees have been sacked.

35 cases filed.

263 employees have obtained court stay orders.

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PIA flight attendant challenges termination over fake degree

A former Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant on Saturday challenged the Supreme Court’s (SC) December 24 verdict in regard to fake degrees held by the airline’s employees, a local news outlet reported.

According to the details, the review petition was filed by Samina Saleem Qureshi, citing PIA managing director, general manager, manager flight services, and deputy general manager, human resources, flight services as respondents.

Samina, who was dismissed from her job for allegedly having a fake BA degree, argues that the minimum educational qualification required for the post of a flight attendant was intermediate.

“Neither did she show her BA degree nor was she ever asked by the airline to submit the same,” the petition states while adding that the list of PIA employees possessing fake degrees that was presented in the apex court was baseless, therefore, she should be reinstated.

“The flight attendant was dismissed from the job on the basis of the apex court’s Dec 24 verdict despite the fact that it didn’t include her name. All those whose cases are pending in different courts of the country have not been heard and without affording them an opportunity of hearing, the court had withdrawn the stay orders if granted in their favour is highly violative of their fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution,” the petition adds.

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Fake degrees: Senate body flays dismissal of PIA 80 employees

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FEB 13TH, 2019

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The Senate Standing Committee on Aviation Tuesday flayed the manner of dismissal of 80 employees, including seven pilots and 73 cabin crew, of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for possessing fake degrees, saying that rules were not followed in letter and spirit.

The committee met in the chair of Senator Mushahidullah Khan for a briefing on the issue of fake degrees of PIA employees.

The committee chairman severely criticised the termination of employees, saying the Supreme Court order was not followed in true sense. He urged the PIA management to take disciplinary actions against the people who inducted employees without verifying their documents before firing staff with fake degrees.

The CEO PIA also said that the fake degree cases have been pursued whereby the degrees have never been verified in last 15 years. He said not only employees but also the pilots have fake degrees. He said more cases of fake degrees have surfaced.

The committee also summoned employees who have been expelled in next committee meeting which will be held during the next week.

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Advocating PIA's fake degree employees against Parliament's dignity: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that advocacy of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots dismissed on fake degrees was against Parliament's dignity.

The minister criticized the role of Senator Mushahidullah Khan for backing fake degree holder pilots to allow them to fly planes.

Chaudhry was reacting to a Senate committee’s criticism of dismissal of fake degree holder employees of the PIA including seven pilots, in a tweet, said the deterioration that Pakistan suffered in past ten years was a result of such behaviours.

It is worth mentioning here that the Senate Committee on Aviation, headed by Senator Mushahidulla Khan, had on Tuesday criticized Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) management for dismissing seven pilots and 73 cabin crew for possessing fake degrees.

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PIA employees sacked on the basis of fake educational documents staged demonstration outside Karachi Press Club on February 16. The protesters accompanied by their family members sought restoration of jobs in the airline.

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